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120 hedge funds and large institutions have $531M invested in Quad in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 44 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

175% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.37M | Put options by funds: $862K

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 12

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $447M → $531M (+$83.6M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 115 → 120 (+5)

0.24% less ownership

Funds ownership: 67.16% → 66.92% (-0.24%)

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 44

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

Holders
120
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+4.35%
% of All Funds
3.2%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
20
Increased
35
Reduced
44
Closed
12
Calls
$2.37M
Puts
$862K
Net Calls
+$1.51M
Net Calls Change
+$1.73M

Top Buyers

1
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
+$7.95M
2
HA
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
+$7.18M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$2.91M
4
BGIM
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
+$2.1M
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$2M

Top Sellers

1
CP
Centerbridge Partners
New York
-$14.1M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$5.31M
3
GAM
Gotham Asset Management
New York
-$3.16M
4
Artisan Partners
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
-$2.31M
5
SCP
Seizert Capital Partners
Michigan
-$1.53M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
New York State Common Retirement Fund
101
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$106K -$809K -38,300 -89%
Canada Life
102
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$100K – – –
Legal & General Group
103
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$98K – – –
ERSOT
104
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$83K – – –
UBS Group
105
UBS Group
Switzerland
$76K +$69.9K +3,312 New
BG
106
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$25K – – –
GXMC
107
Global X Management Company
New York
$23K -$781 -37 -4%
PCM
108
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$22K -$115K -5,437 -85%
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
109
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$16K -$2.87K -136 -16%
BlackRock
110
BlackRock
New York
$14K – – –
Creative Planning
111
Creative Planning
Kansas
$11K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
112
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$5K -$135K -6,412 -97%
LTFS
113
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$4K +$3.29K +156 New
DCM
114
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
$3K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
115
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$3K – – –
WAMC
116
Western Asset Management Company
California
$3K +$528 +25 +31%
GC
117
Globeflex Capital
California
$1K -$127 -6 -14%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
118
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$425 -$7.94K -376 -2%
GAM
119
Gotham Asset Management
New York
– -$3.16M -164,321 Closed
SCM
120
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
– -$1.26M -65,295 Closed
BCM
121
Brigade Capital Management
New York
– -$909K -47,203 Closed
OCM
122
Oaktree Capital Management
California
– -$864K -44,931 Closed
CIP
123
Convergence Investment Partners
Florida
– -$367K -19,080 Closed
CCP
124
Cyrus Capital Partners
New York
– -$286K -14,844 Closed
PP
125
PDT Partners
New York
– -$249K -12,922 Closed
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QUAD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

120 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Quad (QUAD) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $531M — up 19% from $447M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new QUAD positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 35 added to existing stakes and 44 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Advisors Asset Management, adding an estimated $7.95M. The largest seller was Centerbridge Partners, cutting an estimated $14.1M.

  • 120 institutional investors held Quad (QUAD) as of Q4 2014, up from 115 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $531M of Quad stock for Q4 2014, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new Quad positions in Q4 2014 and 12 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest Quad buyer in Q4 2014 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $7.95M added.
  • The largest Quad seller in Q4 2014 was Centerbridge Partners, an estimated $14.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.